comparing two XML->objects

I'm getting data from an XML file using this method:

$name = $xml->user_info->user['name'];
$nickname = $xml->user_info->user['nickname'];

&

$age = $xml->user_info->user['age'];
$shoe_size = $xml->user_info->user['show_size'];

I want to compare name & nickname, and age & shoe_size, but I can't
figure out how, as all 4 are objects.

Basically I want to know if age > show_size or name == nickname.

How would I do that?

I tried:
if ($age > $shoesize)
{
echo "age is higher";
}
else
{
echo "shoesize is higher";
}

but it ALWAYS comes out as "shoesize is higher", mostly I think
because I'm comparing objects, not integers. I just can't find out how
to convert the obj to an int, or compare two like-typed objects.

Re: comparing two XML->objects

On Oct 26, 5:48 pm, Kevin Blount wrote:
> I'm getting data from an XML file using this method:
>
> $name = $xml->user_info->user['name'];
> $nickname = $xml->user_info->user['nickname'];
>
> &
>
> $age = $xml->user_info->user['age'];
> $shoe_size = $xml->user_info->user['show_size'];
>
> I want to compare name & nickname, and age & shoe_size, but I can't
> figure out how, as all 4 are objects.
>
> Basically I want to know if age > show_size or name == nickname.
>
> How would I do that?
>
> I tried:
> if ($age > $shoesize)
> {
> echo "age is higher";}
>
> else
> {
> echo "shoesize is higher";
>
> }
>
> but it ALWAYS comes out as "shoesize is higher", mostly I think
> because I'm comparing objects, not integers. I just can't find out how
> to convert the obj to an int, or compare two like-typed objects.

Why wouldn't you just do this:

if($xml->user_info->user['age'] > $xml->user_info->user['shoe_size'])

Also notice that I used 'shoe_size' instead of 'show_size' -- may be
your typo, or it might not.